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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Today's Walk Through the Tombstones is at Sugar Grove Cemetery in Plainfield, Indiana. It is also known as Sugar Grove Friends Burial Grove. This cemetery is located within walking distance of Hummel Park in Plainfield and a nice, tranquil little location with a beautiful old cedar tree near the back.

There are just under 1,300 graves here in this cemetery, many of which are very old and very worn. The oldest are near the back where there is a lovely, old cedar tree. The building itself is also very old. The sign out front dates it to 1823. I would assume that the cemetery probably is dated from about the same time, though I didn't find any graves from that time period.

From Waymarking.com "This Friends church was founded in 1823 by Quakers who moved to central Indiana from North Carolina. The meeting had both conservative and progressive members. The building present today was built in 1851. There was a mass migration of southern Quakers to the Midwest as they elected to move away from states that supported slavery. The church is now inactive, but services were held here for well over 100 years. The building and cemetery were added to the National Registry of Historic Places in September of 2000. The building is in remarkable condition and you may look in the windows for a nice view inside. As you peek inside you will notice the wood partitions that can be lowered to divide the meeting room in half. This allowed for separate services to be held for men and women, which was the custom at the time this church was built. There are a large number of pioneer graves in the cemetery, but unfortunately, 90% of them are unreadable".

There is also supposed to be a school house on the property, though I am not sure where. There is a white building next to the meeting house which appeared to be partially attached, though only by a porch. This may be the schoolhouse with the privy out back. It was rather hard to tell.

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Our first stop is at the grave of Armina Atkinson.

Born: 1864, Hendricks County, Indiana

Died: 1924, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Armina was the child of Vestal Atkinson (1836-1917) and Jane Montgomery Atkinson (1842-1871). Both are buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery nearby, though Vestal was buried with his second wife, Amanda.

We now stop at the grave of John Atkinson.
Born: January 10, 1808, Chatham County, North Carolina
Died: September 1, 1896, Hendricks County, Indiana

There is a bit of conflict on information for John Atkinson. The Hendricks County WPA death index lists his death date as being September 1, 1896 and in Mooresville, Hendricks County, Indiana, while the Quaker Records for the Plainfield Monthly Meeting list September 3, 1896 as his death date. Even more confusing, the obituary file for Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana (at the Mooresville Public Library) lists his death date as September 2, 1896.

He was the son of John Atkinson (1766-1830) and Mary Woody Atkinson (1772-1859). They are both buried in Cane Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery in Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina. They were married sometime in 1793.

He was married twice, his first wife being Sarah Jane White Atkinson (1842-1872). They were married on January 17, 1861 and she is buried near him in Sugar Grove, though her headstone is small and nearly illegible.

Unfortunately, I haven't found any information on who her parents are, but I assume that she was the daughter of Sophia May Bailey (1874-1956) and James William Bailey (1864-1930). They are listed below.

I believe that one sibling that also died young, though there is no name or date listed.

Mind you, this is all speculation based on dates and closeness in the cemetery.

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This is the grave for the Baileys, Sophia May and James William.

We will start with Sophia May Bailey.
Born: 1874
Died: 1956

Next to her is her husband, James William Bailey.
Born: 1864
Died: April 27, 1930

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This is the grave for Erwin S. Brown.
Born: 1880
Died: 1902

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Here we have the grave for Hannah D. Brown.
Born: May 18, 1822
Died: May 28, 1901

I haven't found any information on who her parents were or if she had any siblings.

She was the wife of Samuel Brown (1815-1883). He is buried near her in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

It says "Father" at the top of his headstone, but I can't find records of who his family was.

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We now stop at the grave of the Hocketts. We will start with Jane Hockett, shown on the right.
Born: 1815, North CarolinaDied: 1851, Indiana

I have no information on her family or any siblings.

She was married to Jesse Hockett, Jr.
Born: 1808, North Carolina
Died: 1876, Indiana

His name is shown on the left of the headstone that they share.

He was the son of Jesse Hockett (1763-1846) and Jane Millikan Hockett (1771-1849). They are both buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, though there don't appear to be any headstones, or if there are, they are in such bad condition that they are no longer legible. From research that I have done, it would appear the Jesse Hockett, Sr, was one of the first settlers of Guilford Township, Hendricks County, Indiana. In 1821, he and a couple of others settled on White Lick, south of Plainfield

At the base of the stone is their son, Addison Hockett.
Born: 1845
Died: November 22, 1860

Jesse Hockett, Jr. married a second time in 1852 to Catherine Hudson Hockett (1824-1881).

I have no information on her family or whether or not she had any siblings. I also have no found any listings that show if she and Jesse had any children.

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Here we have the grave of W.E. Carter.
Born: unknown
Died: 1874

I have no information on the family for this burial. There are over 30 other Carters buried in Sugar Grove, but I am not sure of their relations to this grave.

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We stop at the grave of Simon Chandler.
Born 1895
Died: 1921

Unfortunately, I have no information about his family.

His headstone, however, has three interesting symbols, two at the top and a bronze placard at the bottom. We will start with the one on the top left.

This symbol is three linked chain with the letters F, L and T. These stand for Friendship, Love and Truth and is associated with the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows. Because of the wide use of this symbol, the became known as the Three Link Fraternity. There was an Odd Fellows Lodge, Lodge 211, in Mooresville. The Lodge was founded in 1859 and in 1869, a three story building was erected on the corner of Indiana and Main Streets in Mooresville. Over the years, the building served many purposes, but in the 1960s the lodge and the land was sold to Citizens Bank, which demolished it to use it for a parking lot for its bank building.

On the upper right side, there is another symbol - a shield with the letters I.O.R.M in a rectangle over top. This is the symbol for the Improved Order of the Red Men. The I.O.R.M. is a fraternal organization that was established in 1834. They modeled their rituals and costumes after the American Indians, though only white men could be members. I am not sure exactly where there may have been a Red Men Hall in the Plainfield or Mooresville area.
The final symbol on the headstone is at the base and is a bronze placard with crossed cannons and says "1st Class Pvt. Bat. A. 328 U.S. Field Artillery". From what I can find, the 328th U.S Field Artillery was a part of the 160th Field Artillery Brigade in the 85th Infantry Division under the command of Major General C.W. Kennedy in the "V Corps". These Corps were organized in July of 1918 in France as a Regular Army Formation with the American Expeditionary Forces. They fought in three major campaigns - The Battle of Saint Mihiel, the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, and the Lorraine Campaign.

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This is the grave of Ezra H. Cox.
Born: 1828
Died: 1899

I am unsure of who his parents were or any siblings.

He was married to Lurethe Cox (?-1891). She is buried next to him in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

They had a couple of children, though one of the headstones is hard to read. It looks as if it says Paris Cox, though I am unsure.

Besides the one above, they had at least one other child, whose headstone is also next to theirs:Amy Caroline Cox (1861-1885) - buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Hendricks County, Indiana

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Here we have the headstone for Lurethe Cox.
Born: unknown
Died: 1891

There is no information so far for her parents or any siblings.

She was married to Ezra H. Cox (1828-1899). He is buried next to her.

Near them is a headstone, very worn and hard to read, but it appears to say Paris Cox, but I am not sure.

Besides the one above, they had at least one other child, whose headstone is also next to theirs:Amy Caroline Cox (1861-1885) - buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Hendricks County, Indiana

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This is the grave of Amy Caroline Cox.
Born: 1861
Died: May 27, 1885

She was the daughter of Ezra H. Cox (1828-1899) and Lurethe Cox (?-1891). They are both buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

She may have had at least one sibling by the name of Paris Cox, though the headstone is worn and difficult to read.

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Our next stop is at the grave of Kenneth Guy Green.
Born: September 26, 1901
Died: February 24, 1902

He was the infant son of Elwyn Clinton Green (1867-1932) and Nancy "Nannie" Elizabeth Guy Green (1875-1950). Both are buried nearby in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

There are at least three other unmarked graves that list children of Greens. I am unsure if any of these would have been siblings for young Kenneth.

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Here we have the grave of Lora L. and Sibyl J. Dewees.

We will start with Lora L.
Born: unknown
Died: December 22, 1802

She was the daughter of T.D. Dewees (?-?) and Sibyl J. Dewees (?-1884). I don't know if she had any siblings.

Her mother is listed next to her, Sibyl J.
Born: unknown
Died: October 5, 1884

She was the wife of T.D. Dewees (?-?) and they had one child that I know of, Lora L. Dewees (?-1802).

At the time of this posting, this grave was not shown on Find-A-Grave. I have since corrected that, but without any information. Searches have brought no information as to who T.D. Dewees was or where he may have been buried.

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Here is the grave of John Dobbins.
Born: April 5, 1817
Died: August 8, 1894

I haven't found any information about his parents or siblings.

He was married to Rebecca Dobbins (1825-1866). She is buried next to him.

There are no headstones for any of the children, though their names are listed in the burial book for this cemetery.

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This is the grave for Frank Fenton.
Born: unknown
Died: unknown

There is no information for him at all. This simple, lichen covered grave sits alone in the cemetery with no other Fentons around him.

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We now stop at the grave of Addison Hadley.
Born: February 26, 1825, Guilford County, North Carolina
Died: March 25, 1914, Hendricks County, Indiana

I am not sure who his parents or siblings were.

He was married to Jane E. Carter Hadley (1824-1898). She is buried next to him in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

They had one child that I have found:Gulielma Hadley Stanton (1846-1914) - her burial location is listed as unknown.

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Here we have the grave of Jane E. Carter Hadley.
Born: 1824, North Carolina
Died: July 13, 1898, Hendricks County, Indiana

I am unsure as to who her parents or siblings were.

She was married to Addison Hadley (1825-1914), who is buried next to her in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

They had one child that I have found:Gulielma Hadley Stanton (1846-1914) - her burial location is listed as unknown.

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This is the grave for Susan Harbaugh.
Born: 1850
Died: 1877

She is the only Harbaugh buried in this cemetery. I have no information about her at all.

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Here we have the very worn grave of Lydia Heathcock.
Born: October 9, 1817
Died: April 29, 1904

She was the wife of Jacob Heathcock (1813-1855). He is buried near her in Sugar Grove Cemetery, though I could not find a headstone for him.

There is an Elias Heathcock (?-?) listed as being buried in this cemetery, though he is not buried near them. I am not sure if this is a child or other family member.

I don't have any information on her family other than her husband.

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Here we have the grave of Isaac Jenkins.
Born: February 26, 1802
Died: May 7, 1888

There are many other Jenkins buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, but I am not sure of any relation to any of them, other than the following.

Listing on the reverse of his headstone is that of Ruth Jenkins (1819-1889). I can only assume that this was his wife.

Unfortunately, this headstone is in very bad condition. The obelisk portion at the top is beginning to lean precariously and the base has started to sink into the ground on one side. I fear that a heavy wind or downpour of rain will topple this stone once and for all.

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On the reverse of Isaac Jenkins headstone is that of Ruth Jenkins.
Born: July 23, 1819
Died: March 10, 1889

She was the wife of Isaac Jenkins (1802-1888) since she is listed on the reverse of his headstone and the time frame fits.

There are many other Jenkins buried in this cemetery, though I am not sure of which could be children as the cemetery book from the 1950s isn't very clear.

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Here we have the Jessup grave. We will start with Ellis Wright Jessup.
Born: 1824Died: 1908

He was married to Milicent Hinshaw Jessup (1827-1887). Her name is listed below his on the stone.

She and Ellis had at least one child:Charles W. Jessup (1863-1941) - buried in Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery, Sonoma County, California

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Here we have the grave of young Mary J. Jessup.
Born: unknown
Died: June 2, 1873

I am not sure who her family was exactly as there are many Jessups buried in Sugar Grove.

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Here is the gravestone of the Jones' children.

First is Montie Jones.
Born: 1862
Died: 1862

Next is Morton Jones.
Born: 1863
Died: 1865

And finally is Minnie Jones.
Born: 1866
Died: 1868

There are at least two possibly parental connections here in Sugar Grove Cemetery, though I have no information as to which it could be.

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Here we have the grave of a Child Jones.
Born: March 27, 1865
Died: September 4, 1883

The name is shown on the top of the stone but is so very worn that it was hard to make out. It appears that this child was the daughter of S.L. Jones (?-?) and E.J. Jones (?-?), though that may not be correct as the stone is hard to read near the top.

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Here we have the grave of Eliza Talbert King.
Born: 1818
Died: 1895

She was the daughter of James Talbert (1794-1878) and Nancy Potter Talbert (1796-1848). They are both buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

She had one sibling that I have found reference to:Granville S. Talbert (1823-1864) - buried in Gillham Cemetery, Scott County, Illinois

She was married to Robert F. King (1815-1875). He is buried next to her in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

They had one child:Nancy Elvira King Nelson (1848-1897) - buried in Mooresville Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana

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We now stop at the grave of Robert F. King.
Born: 1815
Died: 1875

He was married to Eliza Talbert King (1818-1895). She is buried next to him.

They had one child:Nancy Elvira King Nelson (1848-1897) - buried in Mooresville Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana

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Here is the grave of Mary Jane Atkinson McFadden.
Born: May 7, 1841, Hendricks County, Indiana
Died: March 30, 1930, Hendricks County, Indiana

She was the daughter of John Atkinson (1808-1896) and Ann Vestal Atkinson (1812-1877). They are both buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery nearby.

She was married to William McFadden (?-1906) in February of 1896 in Marion County, Indiana. He was a Civil War Veteran. I haven't been able to locate his gravesite as of yet.

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This is the grave of Maurice C. Morgan.
Born: 1906
Died: 1926

I am unsure of his parentage or any siblings, though there are many Morgans buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

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Here we have the grave of Nathan S. Morgan.
Born: September 25, 1831
Died: May 9, 1903

He was the son of Hezekiah Morgan (1796-1836) and Lydia Hammer Morgan (1799-1855). He is buried in Friends Cemetery in Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, while she is buried elsewhere, in Lost Creek Friends Burial Ground in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Assumably she is buried here becuase she remarried after Hezekiah passed on, though she may also be buried with her own family.

Nathan was married to Araminta Morgan Wright (1840-1914). Her headstone is near his in Sugar Grove Cemetery. I am unsure as to whether or not they had any children. There are several Morgans buried here, but not much in the way of family connections.

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Here we have the grave of Eli J. Newlin.
Born: December 9, 1875
Died: February 19, 1932

He was married to Mary Etta Newlin (1878-1922). She is buried next to him in Sugar Grave Cemetery.

They had one child that I have a listing for:Alice Newlin Smith (1898-1971) - buried in Stillwater Friends Cemetery, Belmont County, Ohio

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We now come to the grave of Mary Etta Newlin.
Born: 1878
Died: 1922

She was the wife of Eli J. Newlin (1875-1932) and is buried next to him in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

They had one child that I am aware of:Alice Newlin Smith (1898-1971) - buried in Stillwater Friends Cemetery, Belmont County, Ohio

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This is the grave of Mary Barnard Parsons.
Born: September 4, 1791, Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina
Died: January 12, 1876, Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Libni Barnard (1765-1828) and Amy Macy Barnard (1766-1819). They are buried in the Deep River Friends Church Cemetery in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. Though, interestingly enough, he states his wife's name as being Eunice in his will.

It has been noted that the Barnhards and the Macys are some of the founders of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Mary's father, Libni, was born there, as was her mother.

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Here we have the grave of the Pettys.

First is Calvin W. Petty.
Born: 1867
Died: 1902

He was the son of Abraham Petty (1832-1916) and Mary Jane Parks Petty (1855-1942). They are both buried in poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina. I find this rather confusing as that would make Mary Jane only 12 years old when Calvin was born. It is likely that Abraham re-married, but it is not outside the realm of possibility.

Here is the grave of David Miley Smith.
Born: May 14, 1932
Died: May 14, 1932

He was the newborn son of David Dewey Smith (1904-1973) and Marie Hinman Smith (1906-1970). Both are buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana.

Had he survived, he would have had a couple of siblings:Thomas Bryan Barlow Jr. (1922-1969) - buried in Mount Tabor Cemetery, Polk County, FloridaBetty J. Smith Mosier (1927-2017) - buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Hendricks County, Indiana

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Here we have the grave of Margaret Elizabeth Smith.
Born: 1916
Died: May 7, 1917

She was the newborn daughter of Miley Smith (1879-1947) and Ruth Boles Smith (1881-1917). They are both buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery. Ruth and her daughter, Margaret, died within days of each other. Ruth lost her battle with pneumonia and the infant died from complications from measles.

We now come to the grave of Arthur William Stanley.
Born: April 6, 1881, Hendricks County, Indiana
Died: November 12, 1926, Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana

He was the son of William Coffin Stanley (1838-1912) and Harriet Stafford Hadley Stanley (1846-1914). They are both buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

He had at least two siblings that I have found so far:Luna Otis Stanley (1867-1919) - buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Hendricks County, IndianaVida Harriet Stanley (1883-1883) - buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Hendricks County, Indiana

He was married to Ethel Haworth Stanley (1883-1961) in 1906. She is buried next to him in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

We now come to the grave of Ethel Haworth Stanley.
Born: April 24, 1883, Howard County, Indiana
Died: October 26, 1961, Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana

She was the daughter of John Haworth (1855-1888) and Louisa Elvina Hanson Haworth (1858-1886). They both died very young and were buried in separate cemeteries. He was buried in Hinkle Creek Cemetery in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, while she was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Howard County, Indiana.

She was married to Arthur William Stanley (1881-1926) in 1906. He is buried next to her in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

He was married to Asenath "Lacey" H. Stanley, whose name is shown next to his.
Born: 1838
Died: 1912

They had two children that I have records for:Daughter Stanley (?-1879) - buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Hendricks County, IndianaMatthew Conard Stanley (1872-1951) - buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Hendricks County, Indiana

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Here we have the grave of Augustus T. Stone.
Born: February 3, 1828, North Carolina
Died: March 4, 1879

He was a Civil War veteran, 2nd Lieutenant in Company K of the 79th Indiana Infantry. His military unit is listed as Pioneer Brigade (Army of the Cumberland). There is no memorial headstone for him.

I am not sure who his parents were or if there were any siblings. I did find that in the 1870 census his name is listed as Augustin. His occupation is listed as "works in brick yd".

He was married to Mary Ann Stone (1839-1916). She us buried next to him at Sugar Grove Cemetery.